-RBA
* Wisconsin
* Madison
* 04 October 2006
* WIMA0610.04
Number: 608-255-2476
Reports: 608-255-2476
Compiler: Madison Audubon
Coverage: south-central Wisconsin
Transcriber: Chuck Heikkinen (deliachuck@gmail.com)
BIRDS MENTIONED-
NELSON'S SHARP-TAILED SPARROW
LECONTE'S SPARROW
Swamp Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Long-billed Dowitcher
Wilson's Snipe
Sora
Tennessee Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
White-throated Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
Swainson's Thrush
Hermit Thrush
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Yellow-rumped Warbler
SABINE'S GULL
Horned Grebe
Bonaparte's Gull
Ruddy Duck
Redheads
LOCATIONS MENTIONED-
9 Springs Natural Area
Madison School Forest
Honeeum Duck Pond
Lake DuBay, Portage County
This is the birding hotline report of the Madison Audubon Society for
Wednesday, October 4th.
NELSON'S SHARP-TAILED SPARROWS have been reported from last Saturday
through Tuesday, this week at 9 Springs Natural Area. On Monday up to
6 NELSON'S SHARP-TAILED SPARROWS were present. A few LECONTE'S
SPARROWS have also been spotted. The sparrows tend to inhabit the
grasses and shrubs around and near the far small ponds. Be patient;
looked for orange faces to help separate these sparrows from the more
common SWAMP and SONG SPARROWS. Other birds spotted at 9 Springs
recently have included LONT-BILLED DOWITCHER, WILSON'S SNIPE, SORA,
TENNESSEE WARBLER, BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER, WHITE-THROATED
SPARROW, WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW, and LINCOLN'S SPARROW.
Thrushes were abundant in the Madison School Forest near Verona on
Tuesday. Particularly numerous were HERMIT THRUSHES and SWAINSON'S
THRUSHES.
At the Honeeum Duck Pond part of the UW Arboretum, an observer found
both RUBY-CROWNED and GOLDEN-CROWN KINGLETS. Other species seen there
included TENNESSEE WARBLER and YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER.
The big news this week is the immature SABINE'S GULL that's been
reported near the spillway at the dam on Lake DuBay in Portage County.
The bird was seen all last weekend, and we've had reports through
yesterday, Tuesday. Other species reported at Lake DuBay include
HORNED GREBE, BONAPARTE'S GULL, RUDDY DUCK and REDHEAD.
*******************************
There are 3 Madison Audubon field trips this weekend:
1) Saturday, October 7 - Raptor Migration at Eagle Valley. Meet to
carpool at 7 a.m. at the parking lot of Cub Foods on the west side of
Verona Road just south of the Beltline. Parking space at Eagle
Valley is limited so carpooling is essential. The trip will last
until about 5 p.m. Bring a scope if you have one, and a lunch.
2) Saturday, October 7 - Fall Migrant Songbirds at the Dane County
Unit of Pheasant Branch – Meet at 7:15 at the 3rd parking lot heading
north on Pheasant Branch Road. Be sure to wear warm clothes against
the early morning chill.
3) Sunday, October 8 – Lodi Ice-Age Tour at Lodi Marsh Wildlife Area.
This field trip focuses mainly on plants. Birds will be noted as
well. Meet at 8 a.m. at the parking lot of the now-empty Copps at the
intersection of Middleton Blvd and Century Ave.
Good birding!
* Wisconsin
* Madison
* 04 October 2006
* WIMA0610.04
Number: 608-255-2476
Reports: 608-255-2476
Compiler: Madison Audubon
Coverage: south-central Wisconsin
Transcriber: Chuck Heikkinen (deliachuck@gmail.com)
BIRDS MENTIONED-
NELSON'S SHARP-TAILED SPARROW
LECONTE'S SPARROW
Swamp Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Long-billed Dowitcher
Wilson's Snipe
Sora
Tennessee Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
White-throated Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
Swainson's Thrush
Hermit Thrush
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Yellow-rumped Warbler
SABINE'S GULL
Horned Grebe
Bonaparte's Gull
Ruddy Duck
Redheads
LOCATIONS MENTIONED-
9 Springs Natural Area
Madison School Forest
Honeeum Duck Pond
Lake DuBay, Portage County
This is the birding hotline report of the Madison Audubon Society for
Wednesday, October 4th.
NELSON'S SHARP-TAILED SPARROWS have been reported from last Saturday
through Tuesday, this week at 9 Springs Natural Area. On Monday up to
6 NELSON'S SHARP-TAILED SPARROWS were present. A few LECONTE'S
SPARROWS have also been spotted. The sparrows tend to inhabit the
grasses and shrubs around and near the far small ponds. Be patient;
looked for orange faces to help separate these sparrows from the more
common SWAMP and SONG SPARROWS. Other birds spotted at 9 Springs
recently have included LONT-BILLED DOWITCHER, WILSON'S SNIPE, SORA,
TENNESSEE WARBLER, BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER, WHITE-THROATED
SPARROW, WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW, and LINCOLN'S SPARROW.
Thrushes were abundant in the Madison School Forest near Verona on
Tuesday. Particularly numerous were HERMIT THRUSHES and SWAINSON'S
THRUSHES.
At the Honeeum Duck Pond part of the UW Arboretum, an observer found
both RUBY-CROWNED and GOLDEN-CROWN KINGLETS. Other species seen there
included TENNESSEE WARBLER and YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER.
The big news this week is the immature SABINE'S GULL that's been
reported near the spillway at the dam on Lake DuBay in Portage County.
The bird was seen all last weekend, and we've had reports through
yesterday, Tuesday. Other species reported at Lake DuBay include
HORNED GREBE, BONAPARTE'S GULL, RUDDY DUCK and REDHEAD.
*******************************
There are 3 Madison Audubon field trips this weekend:
1) Saturday, October 7 - Raptor Migration at Eagle Valley. Meet to
carpool at 7 a.m. at the parking lot of Cub Foods on the west side of
Verona Road just south of the Beltline. Parking space at Eagle
Valley is limited so carpooling is essential. The trip will last
until about 5 p.m. Bring a scope if you have one, and a lunch.
2) Saturday, October 7 - Fall Migrant Songbirds at the Dane County
Unit of Pheasant Branch – Meet at 7:15 at the 3rd parking lot heading
north on Pheasant Branch Road. Be sure to wear warm clothes against
the early morning chill.
3) Sunday, October 8 – Lodi Ice-Age Tour at Lodi Marsh Wildlife Area.
This field trip focuses mainly on plants. Birds will be noted as
well. Meet at 8 a.m. at the parking lot of the now-empty Copps at the
intersection of Middleton Blvd and Century Ave.
Good birding!